Descamp's Strange-Tooth Cichlid
Ectodus descampsii
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika that lives in groups over sandy bottoms and feeds on micro-organisms, diatoms and algae.
- Scientific name
- Ectodus descampsii
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Callochromis stappersii, Ectodus descampsi, Pelmatochromis stappersii
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10.4 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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